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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawitāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *witāną.

Verb

*gawitāną

  1. to become wise
  2. to be able

Inflection
Conjugation of *gawitāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gawitō ?— ? ?
2nd singular *gawitaisi ?*gawitai*gawitāsai ?
3rd singular *gawitaiþi ?*gawitāþau*gawitāþai ?
1st dual *gawitōs ?———
2nd dual *gawitāþiz ?*gawitāþiz——
1st plural *gawitāmaz ?—*gawitānþai ?
2nd plural *gawitaiþ ?*gawitaiþ*gawitānþai ?
3rd plural *gawitānþi ?*gawitānþau*gawitānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gawitadǭ*gawitadēdį̄
2nd singular *gawitadēz*gawitadēdīz
3rd singular *gawitadē*gawitadēdī
1st dual *gawitadēdū*gawitadēdīw
2nd dual *gawitadēdudiz*gawitadēdīdiz
1st plural *gawitadēdum*gawitadēdīm
2nd plural *gawitadēdud*gawitadēdīd
3rd plural *gawitadēdun*gawitadēdīn
present past
participles *gawitāndz*gawitadaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *gawitēn
    • Old High German: giwizzēn
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gawitān)
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